the two pro-level zooms are designed from the ground up for digital only use, and designed to replace the effective field of view of the popular zooms of the past, something canon and nikon never bothered with.

the three main pancakes are designed for convenience and low cost

the upcomming DA15 also fits into that category

the newly released DA*55 f1.4 effectivly is the new FA*85 f1.4, a lens that in the past was a good choice for portraiture, perhaps the DA*55 is the first of a batch of professional level primes?

Those DA lenses that work on a full frame do so out of happenstance rather than purposeful design

FA lenses are slowly being discontinued

the aperture ring is gone (big blow to film guys)

K20D is, in my opinion, the best APS-C camera on the market today in terms of image quality.

No, i do not see pentax wasting their time building a full frame camera.

if anything, the new camera will simply be a K20D refinement, better live view, quieter shutter, faster shutter, faster processing time, and perhaps more sneaky options for the tech-savy (like some crazy wireless support or gps junk)

I hang out in the Chinese photography sites sometimes. The Pentax owners give hilarious nicknames to lenses. For example, the 3 FA limited are "Three Princesses"; the 85* is the "Ikea cup"; the FA 28-70* is the "little gold".

There is no official nicknames for the DA limiteds yet. I think the consensus is that they are not on the same level of frame as the FA limiteds. If one day, Pentax do plan to discontinue the FA limiteds for good. I will shed a tear for them, for I likely won't collect them all by then. In that case I *demand* Pentax start releasing the DA limiteds in silver trim. The 70mm ltd for a start. It's a great lens. And get rip of the green ring too, I don't like it.